Aminur Rahman (footballer) explained

Aminur Rahman
Full Name:Mohamed Aminur Rahman
Birth Date:1 December 1954
Birth Place:Narayanganj, East Bengal, Pakistan (present-day Bangladesh)
Death Place:Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height:1.78 m
Position:Centre-back, left-back
Years1:1970
Clubs1:Railway Blues
Years2:1972
Clubs2:B.G. Press SRC
Years3:1973–1975
Clubs3:Rahmatganj MFS
Years4:1976
Clubs4:B.G. Press SRC
Years5:1977–1978
Clubs5:Sadharan Bima CSC
Years6:1979–1982
Clubs6:Team BJMC
Nationalyears1:1979–1980
Nationalteam1:Bangladesh
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0

Aminur Rahman (Bengali: আমিনুর রহমান; 1 December 1954 – 17 May 2024) was a Bangladeshi footballer who played as a centre-back. He made two appearances for the Bangladesh national team from 1979 to 1980.

Playing career

Joy Govinda High School, next to Aminur's house, was where he started his education and sports journey. He excelled in inter-school football and athletics, and after passing matriculation in 1968, he joined Government Tolaram College in 1969.[1] He won the East Pakistan inter-college football tournament the following year, and eventually took up a job at Dhakashwari Mills while also playing football in the Narayanganj District League. In 1970, he represented Railway Blues in the Dhaka Second Division League and after the Bangladesh Liberation War, joined B.G. Press SRC, in the First Division. In 1973, he participated in India's Bordoloi Trophy with Rahmatganj MFS. In 1977, he was the club captain of Sadharan Bima CSC in the First Division, and in 1979 was league champion with Team BJMC.[2]

International career

In 1979, the same year in which he won the Dhaka League title with Team BJMC, Aminur was included in the Bangladesh national team squad to participate in an unofficial exhibition match in Dhaka against South Korea national B team which had won the 1979 Merdeka Cup. Aminur made two official appearances for the senior international team, both coming at the 1980 AFC Asian Cup in Kuwait, against Iran and China, respectively.[3]

Death

On 17 May 2024, Aminur died after suffering a cardiac arrest at his residency in Paikpara, Narayanganj. He was 69.[4] [5] [6]

Honours

Team BJMC

1979

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: নাঃগঞ্জে সা‌বেক জাতীয় ফুটবলার আমিনুর রহমা‌ন আর নেই. bn. 18 May 2024. 18 May 2024. dailynarayanganj.com.
  2. Web site: আমিনুর রহমানের মৃত্যুতে জেলা ক্রীড়া সংস্থা ও ফুটবল এসোসিয়েশনের শোক. bn. 18 May 2024. 18 May 2024. livenarayanganj.com.
  3. Book: Dulal, Mahmud . bn: খেলার মাঠে মুক্তিযুদ্ধ . Bishhoshahitto Bhobon . 2020 . 978-984-8218-31-0 . bn.
  4. Web site: সাবেক জাতীয় ফুটবলার না’গ‌ঞ্জের কৃতী সন্তান আমিনুর রহমা‌নের ইন্তেকাল. Ahmedul. Hossain. 18 May 2024. 18 May 2024. bangladeshshomachar.com.
  5. Web site: নাঃগঞ্জে সা‌বেক জাতীয় ফুটবলার আমিনুর রহমা‌ন আর নেই. bn. Abul. Kalam. 18 May 2024. 18 May 2024. news24line.com.
  6. Web site: হাজী আমিনুরের মৃত্যুতে জেলা ক্রীড়া সংস্থা ও ফুটবল এসোসিয়েশনের শোক. bn. 18 May 2024. 18 May 2024. Narayanganj Times.